Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that 80 percent of the subway system had been restored

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Power was restored for most Manhattan residents by Saturday morning as subway trains began chugging back and forth across the East River, and officials urged thousands of drivers and powerless residents desperate for gas not to panic because relief is on the way.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that temporary fuel trucks were being deployed in key locations in New York City and Long Island to help provide free gas to emergency vehicles and the public (locations are listed below). Cars will be able to fill up directly from the 5,000 gallon trucks, which are being provided by the Department of Defense in coordination with the National Guard. There is a 10 gallon limit per vehicle.

NYC Marathon Canceled After Storm

After insisting for days the show would go on, officials pulled the plug on the 2012 NYC Marathon just 36 hours before the scheduled start, admitting the growing chorus of emotional opposition to a sporting event weaving through the battered boroughs had become too divisive. Andrew Siff reports. (Published Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012)

The governor also said that 80 percent of the subway system had been restored by Saturday, with 4 and 5 trains making their scheduled treks across the East River for the first time in almost a week and more restorations expected over the coming days.

Living Through Sandy: Your Photos of Destruction

"The marathon has always brought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination," Bloomberg said in a statement. "We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, so we have decided to cancel it."

The decision was applauded by storm victims, who have been scrambling to acquire basic supplies to survive and get to work.

Extreme Weather 2012

Throughout the tri-state, lines of cars, and in many places queues of pedestrians carrying bright red cans, waited for hours for the precious fuel. And those were the lucky ones. Other customers gave up after finding only closed stations or dry pumps marked with yellow tape or "No Gas" signs.

"I drove around last night and couldn't find anything," said Kwabena Sintim-Misa as he finally prepared to fill up Friday in Fort Lee, N.J., near the George Washington Bridge, where the wait lasted three hours.

Sandy, which killed at least 76 people in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, damaged ports that accept fuel tankers and flooded underground equipment that sends fuel through pipelines. Without power, fuel terminals can't pump gasoline onto tanker trucks, and gas stations can't pump fuel into customers' cars.

New York Harbor had been closed after the storm, but Cuomo said Friday it was open and tankers were coming in.

Cuomo told New Yorkers not to panic and said millions of gallons of fuel were on the way. He also waived the state-required registration and tax for fuel tankers to speed up the delivery process.

"I don't want to lose the money but we do want to accelerate the flow of gasoline," Cuomo said. "There should be a real change in condition and people should see it quickly."

In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie ordered an odd-even gas rationing system in 12 counties at noon on Saturday. Residents with license plates ending in an even number, or where the last number on the license plate is even will be able to buy gas on even-numbered days and residents with plates ending in an odd number, vanity plates, or where the last number on the license plate is odd can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days.

Meanwhile, in hard-hit Lower Manhattan, most customers had electricity by Saturday. Those still enduring outages would likely not have service restored until next weekend, primarily due to building-specific infrastructure concerns, and some customers could be without power for a week beyond that or even longer, the utility said.

Priscilla Santos, who lives in Coney Island, told NBC 4 New York that the situation there was dire.

"What I'm dealing with is a whole week, basically, of losing income... no heat, no water, no toilets, no food, no nothing," she said. Friday was the first time she or her neighbors saw any relief workers with supplies, she said.

The city on Thursday began distributing meals and bottled water in hard-hit areas; the effort will continue through Sunday, officials said.

New Jersey got the brunt of Sandy, which made landfall in the state and killed at least 23 people there. About 1.2 million customers were without power Saturday, down from a peak of 2.7 million.

Christie's office has compiled a list of when utility companies expect to restore electric service to every affected community.

He says 8,000 out-of-state utility workers have now arrived in New Jersey, joining 10,000 based in the state.

NEW YORK CITY

Con Ed said it had about 6,000 customers out in Manhattan, 78,000 in Queens, 31,000 in Staten Island, 30,000 in Brooklyn and 24,000 in the Bronx. The utility said most customers still without power would not have service until next weekend, Nov. 10 and 11, and those in the hardest hit areas could be without it for a week after that or longer.

At least 41 storm-related deaths have been reported, most from drowning.

Temporary fuel trucks have been deployed to the Queens Amory at 93-05 160th St. in Jamaica, the Bronx Armory at 10 West 195th St., the Brooklyn Armory at 1579 Bedford Ave., and the Staten Island/Elizabeth Armory at 321 Manor Rd.

Residents in Breezy Point are being told to drink only bottled water. While city drinking water remains safe, the distribution system for Breezy Point has been damaged and the water is not safe to drink, the city said.

LIRR, Metro-North, subways and buses have resumed, most with partial service. Visit www.mta.info for the latest.

Long Island Power Authority reported more than 460,000 customers without power. The utility said Friday it expected to restore service to most customers by the weekend of Nov. 10 and 11.

At least two storm-related deaths have been reported.

The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant was flooded during the storm, and critical infrastructure was damaged, causing sewage to back up into schools and homes. A conserve water order is in effect in Nassau County from the Queens border to the Meadowbrook Parkway, south of the Long Island Expressway.

A temporary fuel truck has been deployed to the Freeport Armory at 63 Babylon Turnpike.

NEW JERSEY

More than 1.1 million customers were still without power Saturday. PSE&G estimated it would restore power to 607,000 customers within a week to 10 days. JCP&L said it expected to reconnect the remaining 570,000 of its customers within a week, and Atlantic City Electric, which has 24,000 outages, expects to restore service to customers on the mainland by Sunday.

The storm killed at least 23 people throughout the state.

Approximately 250 school districts were expected to be open Monday. More than half of the state's school districts will remain closed, Christie said Saturday.

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy ordered a curfew starting Wednesday night for all residents. It lasts from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. He also ordered all schools closed until Monday.

Most of Hoboken remained without electricity Friday. Mayor Dawn Zimmer says utility crews are examining substations to determine which circuit breakers need fixing to expedite the restoration of power. But she adds that PSE&G's initial estimate of seven to 10 days of power less is still in effect. Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Zimmer said pods would be set up in city neighborhoods to distribute food, water, batteries and other essentials.

One tube of the Holland Tunnel opened Friday for commuter buses only.

Northeast Corridor train service resumed Friday. NJ Transit had tried to get three lines up and running but a backup generator failed overnight. Ninety percent of bus routes were running Saturday.